Remains identified in 44-year-old Ontario cold case, police appeal for public's help

York Regional Police say they have identified human remains more than four decades after they were found in Markham, and investigators are appealing for the public's help in a case of suspected foul play.

Remains identified in 44-year-old Ontario cold case, police appeal for public's help
An image of William Joseph Pennell provided by York Regional Police. Investigators suspect foul play in Pennell's 1980 death.

York Regional Police say they have identified human remains more than four decades after they were found in Markham, and investigators are appealing for the public's help in a case of suspected foul play.